“My contributions have been worthwhile”
One of the newest members of the JA Apple Society is Brent Geist, dedicated volunteer from FirstBank, who has been giving his time to help high school students since 2007....
Jamba Juice stores feature winning smoothie flavor concocted by JA Business Week Students
During September, all Colorado Jamba Juice locations are serving the sweet taste of success with Big Bang Berry, a smoothie flavor concocted by the winning team of high school students who...
Partner Profile: Jackson National Life Insurance Company
During the 2011/12 school year, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc.'s dedicated force of 4,730 volunteers inspired and empowered 105,354 students in 494 schools in Metro Denver, Northern Colorado and Wyoming to own...
Winning Student Companies Named at JA Business Week
06/18/2012 During JA Business Week (June 10 to 15), students competed on Apprentice-style projects for Jamba Juice, State Farm Insurance, and the Microsoft Store (see details about projects here). On...
Beyond the Summer Job: Creating Experiences with Lasting Benefits for Teens
07/06/2012 School is out and summer jobs are in. But are they? Unfortunately, the job market for teens has nearly evaporated in the past decade. Once a time to get...
07/20/2012 Junior Achievement received a $50,000 contribution from the Walmart Foundation to assist with providing JA’s proven programs to middle and high school students in low income schools throughout Colorado....
Volunteer Inspires Latino Students to Pursue Dreams
Rocio Acosta is a dynamic Hispanic community member as well as an active Junior Achievement volunteer. An avid supporter of education of young Latinos, she believes education is crucial for...
Grants Received from Xcel Energy & The UPS Foundation
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. received a $25,000 grant from Xcel Energy and a $7,500 grant from The UPS Foundation. The grants will fund JA's work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy programs. Xcel...
